Description

Last Updated: May 27, 2026

The ELMLP allows longitudinal integration of administrative data related to education with other data sources to create anonymized, customized datasets for analytical purposes.

  • The ELMLP has produced updated concordance and updated alternative weight files:
  • Concordance files: 
    • PSIS - 2023/2024 and RAIS – 2024 to Census 2016
    • PSIS - 2023/2024 and RAIS – 2024 to Census 2021
    • PSIS - 2023/2024 and RAIS – 2024 to EISV
    • PSIS - 2023/2024 and RAIS – 2024 to IMDB
    • PSIS - 2023/2024 and RAIS – 2024 to LAD
    • PSIS - 2023/2024 and RAIS – 2024 to T1FF 2023
    • PSIS - 2023/2024 and RAIS – 2024 to T1FF PI 2023
  • Alternative Weight files: 
    • PSIS - 2023/2024 and RAIS – 2024 to Census 2016 alternative weight
    • PSIS - 2023/2024 and RAIS – 2024 to Census 2021 alternative weight
    • PSIS - 2023/2024 and RAIS – 2024 to Census 2016-2021 pooled alternative weight
  • Several data files and associated documentation within the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP) have been updated to reflect the most recent available reference years and are now available in the Research Data Centres (RDCs). These files, noted below, accompany the recently updated Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS; up to 2023/2024) files and Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS; up to 2024) files.
  • This year’s update includes new documentation outlining how the PSIS variables “Program type” and “Credential type” are combined to create “Educational Qualification of person”, which is used in Statistics Canada indicators. The documentation includes a concordance table and SAS code.
File New years added; updates         
ELMLP data files  

Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) and Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS) linked to T1FF - All Years

This file contains records of selected variables from the T1 Family File (T1FF) associated with anonymous identifier keys that allow this data to be matched to PSIS and RAIS. 

A supplementary variant of this T1FF file for PSIS and RAIS is also included that assists with analysis of parental income.

Updated to include data up to the 2023 tax year. The file is also updated with tax data for any new anonymous keys corresponding to the most recent years available of PSIS (2023/2024) and RAIS (2024). 

The parental income variant of this T1FF file has also been updated to include these years.
ELMLP concordance key files and alternative weights  

Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) and Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS) to 

  • Longitudinal Administrative Databank (LAD) concordance key file
  • Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) concordance key file
  • Employment Insurance Status Vector (EISV) concordance key file
  • Census 2016 concordance key file
  • Census 2021 concordance key file

Updated to include the most recent years of PSIS (2023/2024), RAIS (2024), and 

 

  • LAD (2023) keys.

 

  • IMDB (2024) keys.
  • EISV (2024).
  • Census 2016 long form keys.
  • Census 2021 long form keys.

Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) to Census 2016 alternative weights

Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) to Census 2021 alternative weights

Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) to Census 2016/2021 alternative weights for pooled analysis

3 sets of bootstrap weights that can be used for variance estimations while using the 3 types of alternative PSIS to Census weights above.

The PSIS to Census 2016 alternative weights have been updated to include the most recent year of PSIS (2023/2024).

The PSIS to Census 2021 alternative weights have been updated to include the most recent year of PSIS (2023/2024).

The PSIS to Census 2016/2021 alternative weights for pooled analysis have been updated to include the most recent year of PSIS (2023/2024).

The 3 sets of bootstrap weights have been updated to include the most recent year of PSIS (2023/2024).